Course Description
Fundamentals of data communications and computer networks protocols and standards. It provides a basic understanding of data communication systems with practical examples of communication networks as applied in engineering technology. Study of OSI and TCP/IP models, data transmissions, multiplexing, transmission media, channel capacity, bandwidth utilization, network topologies, network cabling system, IP addressing, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and wireless network. Students carry out experiments using modern hardware and software networking tools.